Rum Balls without Rum
- 100 g of gluten free sweet rice cookies
- 200g of sweetened condensed milk
- ¾ cup of desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup of hazelnuts or almonds
- ½ cup of mixed dried fruit
- 30g of chopped glace cherries
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 tablespoon rum essence
- Extra desiccated shredded coconut or dark chocolate
Food process nuts into a “meal” (flour like mix).
Add cookies to nut meal, Crush cookies in a food processor
Add other ingredients to the food processor except condensed milk
Pour “dry” mix into a bowl
Combine with condensed milk in the bowl
(If too sloppy, chill in fridge before rolling into mixed size balls)
Roll balls into extra coconut or dip into warm melted chocolate
Chill
Tastes better if allowed to stand in fridge for a few days to allow flavours to blend.
Medical Comment on this Recipe:
- High sugar from the condensed milk and sweet rice biscuits.
- Good protein content from milk and nuts.
- GI probably typical of most snack foods and dessert foods.